STUDENTS

Do MSU students view Lululemon as a status symbol?

Amy Cho

September 27, 2024

Lululemon, a well-known athleisure brand, has been popularized in recent years due to social media and brand marketing. The brand is known for its high prices and promising quality, and consumers have been buying these items frequently and sometimes in multiples. However, are individuals solely viewing and purchasing Lululemon apparel as a status symbol or are they purchasing it for its quality?

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ASMSU demands MSU take accountability, apologize for revelations in Nassar documents

Anish Topiwala

September 27, 2024

The Associated Students of Michigan State University called on MSU to take accountability following the release of the long-secret Nassar documents at the general assembly meeting last night. The general assembly also elected a new vice president of government affairs and passed bills advocating for a meal swipe donation program and the Stop Campus Hazing Act.

ENVIRONMENT

Year-long pollinator garden project hosts grand opening

Anna Barnes

September 27, 2024

The Environmental Studies and Sustainability United student group hosted a grand opening event for their pollinator garden project on Sept. 26. The garden has been in the works for about a year and now holds over 300 native plants to encourage pollination and add some beauty to campus.

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MSU board members wanted separation from administration during Nassar scandal

Owen McCarthy

September 26, 2024

During the Larry Nassar scandal, documents show MSU trustees struggled to assert the board's independence from an administration under intense scrutiny.

COMMUNITY

Instagram unveils higher restrictions for teen accounts

Anna Rossow

September 26, 2024

Instagram now has "teen accounts," which introduce more safety measures and give parents access to enabling restrictions. MSU students and professors reflect on the impacts of social media on children and whether or not these new safety features will combat them.

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Amidst Nassar crisis, MSU worried other scandals would come out

Theo Scheer

September 26, 2024

Throughout the Nassar scandal, university lawyers and communications staff often briefed leaders on potential crises they feared would leak — wide-ranging lists that included everything from high-profile sexual misconduct allegations to a controversial maple syrup vendor.

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Ben Carson says 'we may have to' die to protect right-wing America at MSU visit

Emilio Perez Ibarguen

September 26, 2024

Former U.S Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and 2016 GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson spoke at MSU on Wednesday night. In an hour-long speech, the acclaimed neurosurgeon decried the proliferation of "sexual perversion" and embraced extreme rhetoric during the Q&A portion of the evening.

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Men's basketball coach Tom Izzo charms at annual public service forum

Emilio Perez Ibarguen

September 25, 2024

MSU men's basketball coach Tom Izzo was Gov. Jim Blanchard's guest at his annual public service forum this year. There, the legendary coach fielded questions about his upbringing, his reaction to Steven Izzo's first college points and his thoughts on the expansion of the Big Ten conference.

COMMUNITY

City Rescue Mission expands outreach with new homeless shelter

Gabrielle Yeary

September 25, 2024

City Rescue Mission, a key provider for Lansing's unhoused population, recently broke ground on a new homeless shelter in the 400 block of Kalamazoo Avenue. The shelter will aim to support the growing number of homeless people by providing housing, support services and essential supplies 24 hours a day.

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MSU omitted key details in 2014 Nassar case, documents reveal

Alex Walters

September 25, 2024

Long-secret documents reveal that behind closed doors, MSU had deep doubts about its 2014 investigation of Larry Nassar: crucial evidence was omitted, swaying the results in Nassar’s favor.

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How MSU’s faulty record-keeping of Nassar delayed scrutiny

Theo Scheer

September 24, 2024

Text messages were deleted. Investigatory files went missing. Documents were withheld. Thousands of recently released documents reveal that MSU's records-keeping, when it was needed the most, was laden with mistakes.

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MSU edited Title IX reports to aid 'litigation defense strategy,' documents reveal

Alex Walters

September 24, 2024

Michigan State University’s top lawyers edited the results of Title IX investigations to enhance defense strategy in litigation stemming from the Larry Nassar crisis, long-secret documents show. The revelation seriously challenges MSU’s claim that its investigations are independent from administrative influence, further imperiling the credibility of the process, experts say.

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MSU lawyers attempted to quash legislation expected to inflate settlement with Nassar survivors, documents reveal

Owen McCarthy  and  Theo Scheer

September 23, 2024

Long-witheld documents reveal the lengths MSU went to try to quash legislation aimed at preventing a repeat of the Nassar scandal.

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Nassar supervisor’s history of 'inappropriate' conduct was an open secret, documents reveal

Owen McCarthy

September 23, 2024

Revealed within thousands of long witheld documents is a fuller picture of William Strampel, the former dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Larry Nassar's former supervisor.

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Current MSU VP tried to ‘justify’ Nassar’s abuse in 2018 meeting

Alex Walters

September 23, 2024

At a meeting for campus workers in 2018, Senior Vice President for Student Life and Engagement Vennie Gore said that “a very large majority of the women did not understand that it was a medical procedure."

EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

First annual Lansing Lit steals the hearts of bookworms

Gabrielle Yeary

September 22, 2024

From Friday morning to Sunday afternoon, Lansing’s literary hidden gems came alive collectively to highlight their vibrant community during the first annual Lansing Lit Festival. Locations across Lansing hosted activities, readings, workshops and a book crawl to encourage literacy, raise money for local shops and foster community.

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MSU's handling of exhibit featuring pro-Palestinian sentiment raises concerns of censorship, racism

Shealyn Paulis

September 22, 2024

In a series of secretive decisions, MSU canceled an art opening and added a disclaimer to the exhibition. The university later admitted it had acted in response to a complaint over a piece depicting a protest in support of Palestine. The closed-door discussions have sparked debate over censorship and academic freedom on campus.

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MSU saw choice with Nassar scandal: Save image or inflate settlement

Alex Walters ,  Owen McCarthy  and  Theo Scheer

September 22, 2024

MSU's internal communications throughout the Nassar saga — contained in 6,000 pages of documents released last week by the attorney general's office — show a constant push and pull between the PR pros tasked with salvaging the university's image, and the lawyers tasked with avoiding a large settlement.

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‘Only listening to defend’: MSU closely monitored survivors amid Nassar crisis

Alex Walters  and  Theo Scheer

September 22, 2024

Long-secret documents reveal the ways MSU monitored and categorized survivors of Nassar’s abuse.

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For MSU, Nassar scandal was a ‘war’ to be won

Alex Walters ,  Owen McCarthy  and  Theo Scheer

September 22, 2024

In long-secret documents, MSU’s lawyers and leaders say the Nassar issue is, to them, "a lot like the fight in a 'Rocky' movie."